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Enlightenment
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100
During the Renaissance people's views changed to this where: * People became less interested in religion. * People began to want instant gratification and material things more than spiritual fulfillment. * The Christian World View became less and less popular among regular people. This view is known as:
What is Secularism?
100
A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms.
What is the Enlightenment?
100
this was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint-Dominique, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there. Only the St. Dominique Slave Revolt, which began in 1791, was successful in achieving permanent independence under a new nation.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
100
Also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, this was an offensive war fought by France, Britain, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. The attack followed the President of Egypt Gamel Abdel Nasser's decision of 26 July 1956 to nationalize the Suez Canal, after the withdrawal of an offer by Britain and the United States to fund the building of the Aswan Dam, which was partly in response to Egypt recognizing the People's Republic of China during the height of tensions between China and Taiwan. The aims of the attack were primarily to regain Western control of the canal and precipitate the fall of Nasser from power, whose policies were viewed as potentially threatening the strategic interests of the three nations.
What is the Suez Crisis?
100
In fifteenth-century China, wars, economic crisis, construction projects, and inefficient government caused the end of this.
What is the Great Ming Naval Expeditions?
200
The prevalent philosophy of the Renaissance, this belief was an "educational and cultural program based on the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature." They did not seek these text to replace Christian texts, rather for the appreciation of ancient texts. They read classical learning to nourish their new interest in a worldly life. This group restored every Roman text that could be found, and tackled moral problems in an essentially secular manner.
Who are Humanist?
200
He was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. Established the fundamentals of European liberal thought: the right of the individual; the natural equality of all men; the artificial character of the political order (which led to the later distinction between civil society and the state); the view that all legitimate political power must be "representative" and based on the consent of the people; and a liberal interpretation of law which leaves people free to do whatever the law does not explicitly forbid.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
Rebellion in China with the goal to rid China of all foreign influence, which was considered a threat to Chinese culture. Resulted in an international force from many European countries and the U.S. putting the rebellion down to maintain the Open Door Policy in China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
200
This 1947 UN partition plan, which would have divided Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem under UN administration, led to the creation of this country?
What is Israel?
200
Which of the following was true of Japan under the Tokugawa shoguns? A) It had good trade relations with the Europeans. B) It was isolated from the rest of the world. C) It was a haven for Christians. D) It was the center of a flourishing Pacific trade.
What is B?
300
A painter, scientist, engineer, anatomist, and inventor, he painted such works as The Last Supper, St. John, and, The Mona Lisa.
Who is Da Vinci?
300
Widely known as the Father of Liberalism,he was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. He was the first to define the self through a continuity of consciousness. He postulated that the mind was a blank slate or tabula rasa.
Who is John Locke?
300
This is a concept in foreign affairs, which usually refers to the policy around 1900 allowing multiple Imperial powers access to China, with none of them in control of that country.
What is the Open Door Policy?
300
Ideology celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language and literature of the Arabs, calling for rejuvenation and political union in the Arab world. Its central premise is that the peoples of the Arab World, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian Sea, constitute one nation bound together by common linguistic, cultural, religious, and historical heritage. One of the primary goals of this movement is the end of Western influence in the Arab World, seen as a "nemesis" of Arab strength, and the removal of those Arab governments considered to be dependent upon Western power.
What is Arab Nationalism?
300
A chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure. It accelerated industrialization in Japan, which led to its rise as a military authority by the year 1905, under the slogan of "Enrich the country, strengthen the military." Leaders acted in the name of restoring imperial rule in order to strengthen Japan against the threat represented by the colonial powers of the day.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
400
He was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Two of his best-known works, the Pietà and David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Despite his low opinion of painting, he also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
What is Michelangelo?
400
He was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, taken for granted in modern discussions of government and implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He was largely responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire.
Who is Montesquieu?
400
This began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions. The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858, and forced the British to reorganize the army, the financial system, and the administration in India. India was thereafter directly governed by the Crown in the new British Raj.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion or the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
400
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries that make decisions about the world oil supply collectively. This is the abbreviated name.
What is OPEC?
400
Led the country of Japan prior to the restoration of the Emperor in 1868. Reflected a major need for isolationism from outside influences. See the Last Samurai with Tom Cruise.
What is the Tokugawa Shogunate?
500
He is an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Known for Macbeth and Hamlet.
Who is Shakespeare?
500
Also known as, enlightened absolutism, which came to prominence in 18th century Europe, absolute monarchs used their authority to institute a number of reforms in the political systems and societies of their countries. This movement was quite probably triggered by the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment.
What is Enlightened Despotism?
500
This war was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. From complex beginnings, the war is notable for several particularly bloody battles, as well as for being a landmark in the timeline of colonialism in the region. The war ended the Zulu nation's independence.
What is the Zulu Wars?
500
The Middle East is important in today's world because of their large share of this natural resource.
What is oil or petroleum?
500
Series of seven expeditions conducted during the Ming Dynasty in China. Expeditions expended all the way to Africa with a total of 28,000 Chinese.
What are the Great Ming Naval Expeditions?
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